TMA Vest Top – All about Trimmings
The Maker’s Atelier Autumn 19 magazine was all about the Vest Top and trimmings. It’s taken me until the following summer to pick up the magazine again and have a … Continue reading
Shorts
In my humble opinion i would go as far as to say that the #sewover60 people, probably shouldn’t wear shorts. I have some knee length shorts for hiking, but probably … Continue reading
Walks, hats and linen – Me Made May
Walks, hats and linen – although not necessarily together. That’s been a bit of a theme for May since my last post. The weather has been good and i have … Continue reading
More Me Made May
There has been less structure to the last few days’ clothing choices. I don’t know about you, but if i haven’t been out at all during the day, or i … Continue reading
Reflections on lockdown
It’s week 8 or 9. I don’t know. I’ve lost count. I can say quite categorically that without the ability to craft, and in particular to sew, lockdown would have … Continue reading
Weaving
Sadly, my weaving course at Sunny Bank Mills in Leeds, has been cancelled. The looms must be big enough to allow social distancing, i would have thought…. I thought it … Continue reading
Me Made May – India week
I didn’t intend this week to be India week, but by Tuesday I noticed that there was a recurring theme, so after that, it became deliberate. I have bought printed … Continue reading
Fifty shades of green
I exaggerate! But I did use four different shades of green thread to make this dress. I had to dive into my stash of thread during lockdown, as I couldn’t … Continue reading
Me Made May 2020
I haven’t seen anything about Me Made May this year. Maybe I’ve missed something somewhere. I can understand that committing to a me-made wardrobe for a month might not be … Continue reading
Bags of bags
It’s lockdown time, and I guess that many of us are working our way through whatever fabric we have in our houses. I don’t have much of a stash of … Continue reading
